escorts 1 of 2

plural of escort
as in guides
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city

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escorts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of escort

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Recent Examples of escorts
Noun
Rubio acknowledged the challenge posed by the severe threats to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz but said that US military escorts to keep oil moving through the critical waterway will continue. — Adrienne Vogt, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 Stahl, Yesh Din’s executive director, said Katz’s announcement wouldn’t change or help stem the violence because police will still require army escorts to operate in Palestinian areas. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 After an initial exodus — and a brief windfall for armored vehicle escorts and private jet operators — the loss of 61,000 residents was quickly reversed. — semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 That invasion, which saw the new barnacle outcompete other native species, was linked to New Zealand ships being held in English ports while awaiting convoy escorts. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 Oil workers spent their fat pay cheques on the company of escorts who came to Baku from the less fortunate post-Soviet states. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 The warship and escorts are now at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, where the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being offloaded. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 He was also transported to an area hospital along with two police escorts, the arrest reports said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 The Times has filed two lawsuits over a policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by escorts at the military complex. — ABC News, 14 July 2026
Verb
Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck). — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Once the animal gets close to the staffers, one of the employees carefully picks up the fox and escorts it out of the water and away from the ride. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to. — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026 If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorts
Noun
  • The nonprofit guides people through government aid systems, offers support programs for families and connects them with others in the disability community.
    — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of reaching out to typical Western researchers and scientists, Boyland and his team went to Africa and approached wildlife guides, drivers, photographers, and locals who saw wildlife daily.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • High-sheen lips without the stickiness that usually accompanies lip glosses?
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The club music that accompanies Claire’s bodybuilder retinue is funny the first time; less so on subsequent bursts.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Every employee here, from the bartenders to the spa attendants, always seems to be just one step ahead of you.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Collectively, the hotels employ more than 7,000 room attendants, cooks, dishwashers, front desk agents, servers, and food service workers at more than 40 hotels downtown and near McCormick Place.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Heat opted to move forward with filling its roster this week instead of plotting a pursuit of the available veteran free agents, a group including guards D’Angelo Russell, Gabe Vincent and Ryan Nembhard.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Head coach Rick Tocchet mentioned afterward that the league had given a heads-up about this push — which focuses on everything from visors to neck guards to, of course, jerseys — a few weeks earlier.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • His companions managed to drive the animal away and provide first aid before transporting him by boat to the village of Toora-Khem.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, many teens are treating AI companions as friends and even romantic companions.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026

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